Total Crime Rate

44.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 44.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.9 4/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dovercourt Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 588th lowest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dovercourt Road (S2 1UB) in the last 12 months was 44.9 per 1,000 residents and was 85.7% lower than the City average (314.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dovercourt Road (S2 1UB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warley Road, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swift Way (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dovercourt Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson City Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swift Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haslehurst Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osprey Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft City Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour City Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Magpie Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dovercourt Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harwich Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Magpie Grove —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southend Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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